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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 136 reviews)
Sales Rank: 124
Category: DVD
Actors: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Alexander Armstrong, Paul Kaye (iv), Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, Penelope Wilton, Emily Mortimer, Janis Kelly, Alan Oke, Mark Gatiss, Scarlett Johansson, Philip Mansfield, Simon Kunz, Geoffrey Streatfield, Mary Hegarty, John Fortune, Rupert Penry-jones, Patricia Whymark, Anthony O'donnell, Miranda Raison
Director: Woody Allen
Publisher: Dreamworks Video
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
Label: Dreamworks Video
Format: Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 124 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 678149486629
EAN: 0678149486629
ASIN: B000EQHXNW
Release Date: April 25, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: January 20, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Sometimes it's better to be lucky than to be good. Or is it? July 22, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
First let me say that I'm not a Woody Allen fan. I've seen most of his movies but only when it happened to be on at someone else's house. I've never paid to watch any of his films either at home or in theaters.
What made this movie different is simply that I think Scarlet Johansson is a wonderful actress, extremely sexy and I've yet to see her in a bad film. Based on this I purchased the film not even reading the plot synopsis.
I'm not really sure how to review this movie. While I have a lot to say about the individual characters, as a whole the film left me speechless. And so rather than review it I'll simply state that if you found Dostoyevsky interesting then you'll take interest in Match Point. A very well made movie.
One wonders if Woody Allen has evolved into a new kind of film-maker of if he simply got lucky on this one.
 Well crafted but seriously flawed July 22, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
As many have already said:
1) The central twist of the movie has already been seen. What makes Crimes and Misdemeanors so original is the idea that bad guys don't always get caught. Any repeat of that theme will lack originality. Crimes and Misdemeanors is brilliant, and eliminates the need for this movie altogether.
2) The plot, and character motivations, display too many holes in order to arrive at the punchline. "I'm a tennis player, and I'm in this love triangle. My wife asked me if I'm having an affair. If I tell the truth, she'll be upset and get over it quickly. But it would be much more interesting to do away with the one I really love. The guilt thing is a blast!" "I'm a detective, and I've figured out this crime. But the lady's ring was found on someone else. I might as well just drop the case." "I'm a beautiful woman, and this guy is madly in love with me. The entire movie audience is pulling for me. I think I'll become a shrill bitch and drive him to murder."
What makes the movie somewhat sickening is the realism of the murders. The victims get, oh, a half second to realize their fate. So hum drum, like being shot in your sleep. The writer and director of the movie seems to be taking a morally neutral stance on these murders. That's sickening.
Nonetheless, the movie is well crafted. The dialogue seems real, and that's a Woodie Allen strength that few can match.
Well Made and Acted! July 21, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Chris is a new tennis pro at a country club. His claim to fame is that he once played Andre Agassi. One of his students is a wealthy man about his age, who takes an immediate liking to Chris, especially when he finds Chris is fond of opera. He invites Chris to the opera to share his family's box. At the opera, the man's sister (Cloe) takes and immediate liking to Chris. Pretty soon they are dating. Chris seems to be real happy and since Cloe's family likes Chris too, Cloe's father offers Chris a high level job in one of his companies. This seems to be the rags to riches story until he meets his friend's fiancee Nola (Scarlett Johannsen) and immediately is overpowered by her looks. The four periodically double date and Chris and Nola seem to flirt with each other when they can.
His infatuation with Nola seems pretty evident when he shows his immediate disappointment when Cloe turns down a double date. Chris hems and haws but finally convinces Cloe to accept the date. His night gets ruined though because Nola fails to show up due to a headache.
One day on the parents estate, Chris and Cloe get entangled in a secret tryst. With that behind them, Chris is due to be married to Cloe and seems to be doing quite well as an executive in her father's company. Nola and her fiancee break up and Chris cannot go on with enjoying what he has. Instead he tries to track down Nola who has left the country.
Chris and Cloe get married and they immediately start trying to have a baby. It becomes an obsession for Cloe who wants three. One day while wandering an art gallery with Cloe, Chris espies Nola walking. She apparently has returned. Chris decides to take the plunge that will only lead to ruin to his seemingly "perfect" life and pursues Nola.
I liked this movie from start to finish. It is well acted and directed and it shows that no matter how much somebody gets they still want more. Not knowing when enough is enough can only lead to ruin. I am surprised that this movie was not bigger when it was in the theater.
Tennis, anyone? July 19, 2006
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
It may appear that Woody Allen watched a little too much Wimbledon before writing this movie, but we can forgive him for that. Stories of love triangles with tennis imagery would not normally seem to go together too well, but Allen does draw the audience into this story. One can even make the argument that the fellow himself is somewhat like a tennis ball being batted between two women.
In my book, any film that stars Scarlett Johansson gets an automatic 3 stars right off the bat. Fans of her work will enjoy this film. She plays a character that is far more luscious than the demure, naive girl in LOST IN TRANSLATION. She's a diversified actress who proves she can go in any direction necessary to give a good portrayal.
This movie is highly recommended for all persons who enjoy soap-opera type films. There's no question that is exactly what this is: a drama which a capital "D."
one of my favoites of 2006 July 15, 2006
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I passed up seeing this in the movie theatres and saw it on DVD.
I am sorry I did not see it in the theatres.
I loved this movie. It has passion and suspense which I always love. I usually don't like Woody Allen movies but I did like this one.
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